Fishing-reel.



No.. 705,758. Patented 'my 29, 1902. A. s, Hsunnvx.

FISHING REEL.

(Application filed May 26, 19025) (Ilo Model.)

ll-llllnlllllllllnl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW B. HENDRYX, CF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

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srncrnicArIoN forming part of Let-.ters ratentm. 705,758, dated July29,1902.

Application filed May 26. 1902.

To all wlw-nz ima/y concern.'

Be it known that I, ANDREW B. I-IENDEYX, of New Haven, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fishing-Reels; and I do hereby declare the following,when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the lettersof reference marked' thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, and which said drawings constitute part of thisspecification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a side View of a reel embodying myinvention; Fig. 2, a sideview, partially in section, showing the arrangement of my improvedprotecting-cap in its relation to the adjacent parts of the reel; Fig.3, aside View of similar parts, detached, on a small scale; Fig. 4, atop or plan View of my improved cap detached.

This invention relates to an improvement in shingreels, and particularlyto that class which are known as multiplyingreels`-that is, reels inwhich one end of the spool is mounted in a case or chamber with gears orpinions between the hub of the spindle and the shaft upon which thehandle is mounted, so that one revolution of the handle will impartseveral revolutions to the spool. In the usual construction of thisclass of reels the post or shaft upon which the handle is mounted isinclosed by a sleeve projecting outward from the case; but as the handlecannot be arranged in close contact with the outerend of the sleeve anopening is formed through which Water and dirt secures ready access tothe case.l

The object of this invention is to provide means for closing the outerend of this sleeve and not interfere with the free movement of thehandle; and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafterdescribed, and particularly recited in the claim.

The arrangement of the general parts of the reel is of usualconstructions-that is, the spool A is mounted between two plates B C, toone of which a casingD is attached, through which the hub of the spoolextends and by which the usual gears are inclosed. Proj ect-` 'ingoutward from one side of this case is a sessi No. 108,953. (No model.)

i sleeve or collar E, through which the shaft F uof themultiplying-pinion extends, the outer end G of the shaft being squaredto receive the handle-arm II, which is provided at one end with theusual finger-piece I. Before applying the `handle-arm I-I, I place uponthe `sleeve a cap J, which is provided with a iiange K, which sets overthe outer end of the sleeve, and the internal diameter of the flangecorresponding closely to the external diameter Iof the sleeve, so thatwhile it fits closely it is free to turn thereon. In the top of the capis a squared opening L, corresponding to the squared outer end G of thepinion-shaft F, and so that the cap will be turned by that shaft. Overthis cap the handle-arm I-I is placed and `secured to the pinion-shaftby means of the usual screw M, which extends into the outerend of thepinion-shaft F and clamps the handle thereto. It will be understood thatthe cap J rests upon the main portion of the pinion-shaft F rather thanupon the outer end of the sleeve E, and so as to be held out of contacttherewith It will be seen, therefore, that this cap does not interferewith the free rotation of the handle and the pinionshaft, but closes thespace between the under side of the handle-arm H and the outer end ofthe sleeve, and so prevents access of dirt and water into the casing.

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In`a reel, the combination with the caseplate thereof, having a sleeveextending outward therefrom, a pinion-shaft extending outward throughsaid sleeve, of a cap bearing upon said shaft and having a fiangesetting over the outer end of said sleeve, and a handle secured to saidshaft and bearing upon said cap which rotates with it, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this Specication in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW B. HENDRYX.

